The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-10-08
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General Political Notes.

Terrebonlie Advocate: The Sixth District
which was considered solid for Nichols and
the Refuvners has been barbecued 10y them
right into the administration ranks
Times Democrat The very first battle OF
the reiorme 5 is Waterloo. Napoleon had
many victories TO ce elcbrate before his forces
were scattered and dispersed forever upon
the Belgian fields Not so the reformers.
They selected iheir field of battle, they pre-
pured for the fight weeks in advance and for
neuriy month were getting themselves ihto
uosirion only to he overwhelmingly defeated
and routed-in the Baton Rouge convention.
Gen. Will A Strong has been found guilty
of embezzlement. We believe he is gully
only through his gullibility-not being dol
lar and cent business man. Then let mercy
prevail.-Claiborne Guardian; let you Nleh
ollsites have raised snch huliabaioo over
the matter that an unsophisticated render
might infer that Gov. McEuery had been Sc
rionsly i'll league with IA corrupt man i"r
some two or three years rast.-N. D. ChronS
icle.
~ the people ofthe Sixth District for an ex-
Tr.ssion oil their opinion on the gnbernatorial
nnestion. They have got it. Are they salts
fed +? Can d1'aex, not recognize now the iact
that the people -af Louisiana are not to be
won by brass bar Is and roasted shoat; thae
they do not care tor abuse anu aehuhclat1asS' l,S'
but demand argument and living issues. A:5YYn
| they not see that Louisiana does notGl..9 tht
| their viuchbecll " reform )" but is weE:#Ss6lls
| fed with the efficient administration S=Ieav,
| s. ID. McEnery M
| Capitolial- Advocate: Some of the fefUrm
journals have been announcing that as 'he
campaign progresses and the people are hear'i
| from, it becomes evident they and not the
| uoIiticiaus are for Gen. Nichols. We inIag-
| inc u cotlpariso. OF the roll calls ON both
sides would develop u strong number OF The
element that is so heartily despised ny the
| ,.,Is At.sI.,t a a1NI nfrE III
Nichols coat tails in the hope of getting III
| 1T is unnecessary to name them, however, fol
the people know them w.,
Gen Nichols said i'll his speech at Thib"
laux in answering charges made
against him of having igsored certain
petjtioBs that petitions are. not a
ways reliable because You can get the same
set uf men to sign half a-dozen petitloGS
! sometimes not knowing even what 1t is Tor
and rather than give offence to the persni
applying will sign. The Creole Flreslde o
st. James parish commenting upon this says
There is good deal OF trutn In une ao"L'
stat eileilt aud some of Gen. Nichols, ffiend
who have enlisted the names oil his support
ers in St James may soon have au occasion
Ia estimate the value of signatures 0btainet
for political purposes" To all OF which W
saw "Ditto' " for Terrebonue. .--Terrebonn
Advocate.
And we may add +" Ditto for St. Landry.
rerrebonne Advocate. While we hear :
much about IA MANNED and crippled veteran
it will be well for our people to reIDemb
that tue State of Louisiana sent great mai
brave soldiers to the war. Many OF thei
! sleep tue sleep that knows no waking on III
old Virgins, hill sides. Many more of thei
returned with shattered bodies to owe 'l'
'pitiInl remnants Of their lives to chart
whiei, had hitherto been spent in honor
Not until 1880 did Louisiana vote IL farthiil
for the relief of her cripples Not untl
1884 did this relief assume substantial shap
!, when upon the recommendation OF Gov. NJ
Emery, the Legislature appropriated tra"'
soine sum for the construction aud malnte
. ar,ce of a Confederate Sol'liers Home whic
: should ps in the Governors own words, " nj
= u charity but compensation to brave All
worthy men who gave, what the State can IL
!, return, their youth aud their manhood,
her defense"